Volume 08: September 10, 1962–May 25, 1964

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The President, within the framework of the regulations of the Board of Trustees, shall prescribe the specific duties and assignments of the principal officers reporting to him. He also may establish and define the duties of all-University councils and committees to advise and assist him in the execution of his duties.

In carrying out his duties, the President shall be assisted by his staff officers and by the Chancellors of the three component institutions. The following staff officers shall report to the President: The Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, the Finance Officer, and the Business Officer and Treasurer.

(d) REPORTS OF THE PRESIDENT

The President shall prepare and submit to the Board of Trustees an annual report to correspond with The University's fiscal year, and such special reports concerning The University of North Carolina as he may deem wise and as the Board may require.

(e) SUBMISSION OF INSTITUTIONAL BUDGET

The institutional budget shall be transmitted to the Board of Trustees or the Executive Committee by the President at least 10 days in advance of its submission to the Advisory Budget Commission.

SECTION 3-2. THE VICE PRESIDENT AND FINANCE OFFICER

The Vice President and Finance Officer shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, on the recommendation of the President and shall serve as the staff officer to the President on programs to plan and procure adequate financing through legislative appropriations, student tuition and fees, auxiliary enterprises, foundation grants, endowments, gifts and bequests; and otherwise to insure provision for the continuing and broad research, teaching, publications and service programs as planned by the faculties and administration of The University and its component institutions and recommended by the President and approved by the Board of Trustees. He shall assist the President in his relationships with and presentations to the Board of Trustees, the General Assembly, the Advisory Budget Commission, Budget Bureau officials, and the public.

SECTION 3-3. THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

The Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, on the recommendation of the President, and shall be a person of professorial rank. He shall serve as the staff officer to the President on educational affairs of The University and its components. He shall be responsible for over-all coordination, planning, and direction in graduate studies and research in all University components. He shall continually review the educational offerings and activities on the three campuses, in order to advise the President whether or not the principle of allocated functions is being adhered to, and to encourage the building of complementary strengths at each institution and among the three institutions. He shall assist the President in his relationships with and presentations to the Board of Trustees, the General Assembly, the Advisory Budget Commission, Budget Bureau officials, and the public. He shall act for the President in the latter's absence.

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SECTION 3-4. BUSINESS OFFICER AND TREASURER

The Business Officer and Treasurer shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, on the recommendation of the President, and shall serve as the staff officer to the President with respect to the business management activities of The University and its components. He shall advise and make recommendations to the President and the Chancellors concerning budgetary and fiscal policy formulation, planning and operations; management of utilities and other auxiliary enterprises; nonacademic personnel administration; purchasing; new construction and major building alterations; and other business matters. He shall assist the President in his relationships with and presentations to the Board of Trustees, the General Assembly, the Advisory Budget Commission, Budget Bureau officials, and the public.

SECTION 3-5. THE CHANCELLORS OF THE COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

There shall be a Chancellor for each institution of The University of North Carolina who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, on the recommendation of the President, and who shall administer the institution for which he is appointed and shall exercise complete executive authority therein, subject to the direction and control of the President.

(a) GENERAL RELATIONSHIPS AND DUTIES OF THE CHANCELLORS

The Chancellor of each of the several institutions shall be responsible to the President for the administration of the several schools, divisions and departments comprising his institution and shall make an annual report (and such other reports as may be called for) on the state of the institution under his control. He shall be the adviser to the President for his institution in matters of interinstitutional administration. He shall present to the President all administrative, fiscal, and other matters of his insitiution to be considered by the Board or its Executive Committee at any of their meetings or by committees of the Board. He shall recommend to the President all appointments for terms of more than one year, promotions within, and removals from the faculty and other positions, administrative or otherwise, in the institutions, and all increments in salaries and leaves of absence for members of the academic, administrative or other staffs. He shall be responsible to the President for enforcing the decisions, actions, policies and regulations of the Board and of the faculties for the operation of his institution. He shall be the official medium of communication between the President and all deans, heads or chairmen of departments, directors, and all other administrative officers, faculty members, students, and employees.

The Chancellor shall be a member of all faculties and other academic bodies of the institution over which he presides and shall have the right to preside over the deliberations of the legislative body of the faculties of his institution. All projects, programs, and institutional reports which form any part of the activity of his institution are subject to his approval. When not otherwise specifically defined by Board action, and subject to review by the President, he shall have the right to define the scope of authority of faculties, councils, committees, and officers of his institution.

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It shall be the duty of the faculty and Chancellor in each of the component institutions to exercise full and final authority in the regulation of student conduct and in matters of student discipline in that institution; and in the discharge of this duty, delegation of such authority may be made to established agencies of student government and to administrative or other officers of the institution in such manner and to such extent as may by the faculty and Chancellor be deemed necessary and expedient; provided, that in the discharge of this duty it shall be the duty of the faculty and Chancellor to secure to every student the right of due process and fair hearing, the presumption of innocence until found guilty, the right to know the evidence and to face witnesses testifying against him, and the right to such advice and assistance in his own defense as may be allowable under the regulations of the institution as approved by the faculty and Chancellor. In those instances where the denial of any of these rights is alleged, it shall be the duty of the President to review the proceedings.

The Chancellor with his faculty shall be charged with the responsibility of maintaining the educational policies of his institution, subject to the endorsement of the President and the final approval of the Board.

The Chancellor shall assist the President in his relationships with and presentations to the Board of Trustees, the General Assembly, the Advisory Budget Commission, Budget Bureau officials, and the public.

SECTION 3-6. THE BUSINESS MANAGERS OF THE COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

The principal business officer of each of the institutions of The University shall be the Business Manager, who shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Chancellor and with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Subject to the direction and control of the Chancellor of his institution, and guided by the functional direction of the Business Officer and Treasurer, the Business Manager of each component shall supervise and conduct all the business activities at his institution.

CHAPTER IV

ACADEMIC FREEDOM, TENURE, AND ACADEMIC DUE PROCESS

SECTION 4-1. ACADEMIC FREEDOM

(a) Academic freedom is the right of a faculty member to be responsibly engaged in efforts to discover, speak, and teach the truth. It is the policy of the University to maintain and encourage full freedom, within the law, of inquiry, discourse, teaching, research, and publication and to protect any member of the academic staff against influences, from within or without the University, which would restrict him in the exercise of these freedoms in his area of scholarly interest.

(b) The University recognizes that in his role as citizen, as to matters outside the area of his scholarly interest, the faculty member has the right to enjoy the same freedoms as other citizens, without institutional censorship or discipline, though he

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should avoid abuse of these freedoms. He should recognize that accuracy, forthrightness, and dignity befit his association with the University and his position as a man of learning. He should not represent himself as a spokesman for the University.

SECTION 4-2. ACADEMIC TENURE

(a) Academic tenure refers to the conditions and guaranties that apply to a faculty member's professional employment. In according tenure, the purpose is to protect the academic freedom of faculty members, while providing them with a reasonable degree of economic security. It is recognized that tenure policy is a vital aid in attracting and retaining instructional personnel of the high quality which this University seeks for its faculties.

(b) With respect to the various academic ranks, the tenure policy of the University is as follows:

(1) An instructor shall be appointed for a period of one year. After he has been twice reappointed his department head, after consultation with all full professors in the department, shall review the case and recommend either (1) that the instructor be promoted at the end of his fourth year or (2) that he receive a terminating appointment of one year. In situations in which, because of a dearth of full professors or otherwise, it appears that the consultation required by the preceding sentence may not produce advice adequately representative of the views of the department's faculty members, the department head shall consult with other senior members of the department familiar with the instructor's work. Notice of intention not to reappoint shall be given an instructor by March 15th if his then current employment is for the regular academic year and otherwise not less than three months prior to the termination of his then current appointment.

This regulation shall not apply to an instructor who is an active candidate for a graduate degree.

With his own consent and with provision for annual review of his case, an instructor may be continued in that rank beyond the fourth year and in such case the above requirement regarding notice of intention not to reappoint shall continue to apply to him.

(2) An assistant professor shall be appointed for a period of three years. Before the end of the second year his department head, after such consultation with members of the department's faculty as is required in the case of instructors, shall review the case and recommend either (1) that the assistant professor be reappointed for a second term of three years or (2) that he be notified that he will not be reappointed at the end of his first term. Before the end of the assistant Professor's fifth year the department head shall, in the same manner, recommend either (1) that the assistant professor be reappointed, with permanent tenure, at the same or higher rank or (2) that he be notified that he will not be reappointed at the end of his then current term. In every case of reappointment as an assistant professor after six years of service in that rank, the appointment shall be with permanent tenure, and thereafter the case shall be reviewed at least once in each three year period for the purpose of determining whether promotion is in

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order: Provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Chancellor may, in special cases, upon recommendation of the department head, reappoint an assistant professor after six years of service, without granting permanent tenure; and in such case the letter of reappointment shall specify the term of the reappointment, the special reasons for not granting tenure, and the conditions (if any have been agreed to) upon fulfillment of which such tenure will be granted.

(3) An associate professor promoted to that rank within his own institution shall have permanent tenure. One coming to that rank from outside the institution shall be appointed for an initial term of five years; and in such case, before the end of the fourth year, his department head, after consultation with other members of the department's faculty as required in the case of an instructor, shall review the case and recommend either (1) that the associate professor be reappointed. with permanent tenure, at the same or higher rank or (2) that he be notified that he will not be reappointed at the end of his then current term. Reappointment shall be with permanent tenure.

(4) A professor shall have permanent tenure.

(5) The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) shall not be rendered inapplicable to a faculty member merely because some additional description, such as "research," is attached to the statement of his rank. Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) shall not apply to visiting faculty members or to any faculty member, regardless of stated rank, employed for a limited period in the staffing of any special project. It is considered advisable, however, that the Chancellor, in his letter of appointment, shall call to the attention of the appointee that, because of the visiting or special status of the appointment, the provisions of paragraphs (l), (2), (3), and (4) are inapplicable.

(6) Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to preclude the promotion of a faculty member at any time.

(7) A faculty member who decides to terminate his employment has the obligation, through appropriate channels, to give prompt written notice of his intention to the Chancellor.

(c) The terms and conditions of every faculty appointment shall be in writing. A copy thereof, signed by the Chancellor, shall be delivered to the faculty member and a copy shall be retained by the Chancellor. Full information on the tenure policy of the University and on his own employment status shall be readily available to the faculty member at all times.

SECTION 4-3. SUSPENSION AND DISCHARGE OF FACULTY MEMBERS

(a) A faculty member who has tenure may be suspended or discharged only by the Chancellor, acting with the approval of the President or by direction of the Board of Trustees, and then only in accordance with the provisions of this Code. Permissible grounds for suspension or discharge are misconduct of such a nature as to indicate that

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